Nimitz comes home

John Gibbins

The nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned to its home port, San Diego, on Friday, March 26, 2010, after an eight month deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf.

The nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned to its home port, San Diego, on Friday, March 26, 2010, after an eight month deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. (John Gibbins)

The nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned to its home port, San Diego, on Friday, March 26, 2010, after an eight month deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf.

The nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned to its home port, San Diego, on Friday, March 26, 2010, after an eight month deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. (John Gibbins)